She is an inspirational speaker and writer who brings her Midwestern practicality together with her dry sense of humor to nudge her colleagues out of their ruts and open their minds to new ideas.

She is an inspirational speaker and writer who brings her Midwestern practicality together with her dry sense of humor to nudge her colleagues out of their ruts and open their minds to new ideas.

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In addition to consulting with libraries, Ayre teaches half day and full day workshops, and presents and produces webcasts. She maintains her own weblog, Mentat and also contributes to TechEssence. She has written pieces for ALA publications including Library Technology Reports and the Whole Library Handbook 4, and contributed a chapter to the Addison Wesley book "RFID-Applications, Security and Privacy." Lori makes most of her work freely available on her website at www.galecia.com.

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In addition to consulting with libraries, Ayre teaches half day and full day workshops, and presents and produces webcasts. She maintains her own weblog, [http://mentat.galecia.com/ Mentat] and also contributes to [http://techessence.info/ TechEssence]. She has written pieces for ALA publications including Library Technology Reports and the Whole Library Handbook 4, and contributed a chapter to the Addison Wesley book "RFID-Applications, Security and Privacy." Lori makes most of her work freely available on her website at [http://galecia.com/libraries_resources.php www.galecia.com].

In 2006, Lori received her MLIS degree from San Jose State University after which time she pledged to spend more time riding her Icelandic horses and playing tennis. She has been moderately successful in this pledge. However, her commitment to the future of libraries and the changes that must be made to ensure that future keep her from taking too much time off.

In 2006, Lori received her MLIS degree from San Jose State University after which time she pledged to spend more time riding her Icelandic horses and playing tennis. She has been moderately successful in this pledge. However, her commitment to the future of libraries and the changes that must be made to ensure that future keep her from taking too much time off.

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Lori's Presentation is now [http://www.galecia.com/weblog/mt/archives/000268.php available online].

Casey Bisson is an Information Architect at Plymouth State University, Plymouth NH, responsible for leading web development efforts across the university, with a focus on online learning environments. He is a proponent of both open source and open systems, as well as an economic theory of information and search engines he calls the Google Economy.

Casey Bisson is an Information Architect at Plymouth State University, Plymouth NH, responsible for leading web development efforts across the university, with a focus on online learning environments. He is a proponent of both open source and open systems, as well as an economic theory of information and search engines he calls the Google Economy.

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His writing and presentations can be found at [http://www.maisonBisson.com MaisonBisson.com], and in the current issue of Library Technology Reports, titled "Open Source Software for Libraries."

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His writing and presentations can be found at [http://MaisonBisson.com/blog/ MaisonBisson.com], and in the current issue of Library Technology Reports, titled "Open Source Software for Libraries."

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Casey's WPopac project, an open source faceted searching and browsing system for library catalogs, won the 2006 Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration.

Casey's WPopac project, an open source faceted searching and browsing system for library catalogs, won the 2006 Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration.

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Casey's presentation is now [http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11853/ available online].

Transforming Your Library, and Your Library’s Future, with Technology

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Objectives

As a result of participation in Transformation Track programs, libraries will:

Choose high impact services that meet and exceed the expectations of their customers.

Implement the staff changes, technology, environment and culture to support these services.

Position and market these services in a way that resonates with potential users.

Deliver these services in a flexible, responsive and intelligent manner.

Maximize the results of their efforts.

Description

Technology can transform your library and its services, as it is transforming the lives of your patrons. From do-it-now technology improvements to next-generation implementations, from software to SOPACs, from in-your-face competition to over-the-horizon transformations, three accomplished experts will instruct, enlighten and challenge you to use technology to make your library more relevant to your patrons -- today and tomorrow.

Speakers

Lori Ayre

Lori Ayre

Lori Ayre, The Galecia Group

In the year 2000, Lori Ayre left her Director of Technology job behind to provide technology guidance to the institution she so valued - the library. She started up a consulting business called The Galecia Group.

As a national consultant, Lori has worked with a wide variety of city and county libraries as well as consortia and other organizations that support libraries. She specializes in resource sharing and delivery, Internet filters, RFID, all things 2.0, and public access computing.

Her experience as a manager of people and technology provided her with an appreciation for the effect of change on people, and when and how to select and introduce technology to yield the best results.

She is an inspirational speaker and writer who brings her Midwestern practicality together with her dry sense of humor to nudge her colleagues out of their ruts and open their minds to new ideas.

In addition to consulting with libraries, Ayre teaches half day and full day workshops, and presents and produces webcasts. She maintains her own weblog, Mentat and also contributes to TechEssence. She has written pieces for ALA publications including Library Technology Reports and the Whole Library Handbook 4, and contributed a chapter to the Addison Wesley book "RFID-Applications, Security and Privacy." Lori makes most of her work freely available on her website at www.galecia.com.

In 2006, Lori received her MLIS degree from San Jose State University after which time she pledged to spend more time riding her Icelandic horses and playing tennis. She has been moderately successful in this pledge. However, her commitment to the future of libraries and the changes that must be made to ensure that future keep her from taking too much time off.

Roy Tennant

Roy Tennant

Roy Tennant, OCLC

Roy Tennant is a Senior Program Mangager for OCLC Programs and Research. He is the owner of the Web4Lib and XML4Lib electronic discussions, and the creator and editor of Current Cites, a current awareness newsletter published every month since 1990.

His books include:

Managing the Digital Library (2004)

XML in Libraries (2002)

Practical HTML: A Self-Paced Tutorial (1996)

Crossing the Internet Threshold: An Instructional Handbook (1993)

Roy has written a monthly column on digital libraries for Library Journal since 1997 and has written numerous articles in other professional journals. In 2003, he received the American Library Association's LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Excellence in Communication for Continuing Education.

Casey Bisson

Casey Bisson

Casey Bisson, Plymouth State University

Casey Bisson is an Information Architect at Plymouth State University, Plymouth NH, responsible for leading web development efforts across the university, with a focus on online learning environments. He is a proponent of both open source and open systems, as well as an economic theory of information and search engines he calls the Google Economy.

His writing and presentations can be found at MaisonBisson.com, and in the current issue of Library Technology Reports, titled "Open Source Software for Libraries."

Casey's WPopac project, an open source faceted searching and browsing system for library catalogs, won the 2006 Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration.